Exercise Regime

I’ve got new exercise regime which I have been doing on a fairly regularly. These are extracts from Shape Magazine – June 2011 – issue.

Plank Hop – Works core, chest, arms and butt

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart
2. Bend over and place palms on ground (bend knees if necessary)
3. Straighten legs until you’re in plank position, balancing on toes with wrists aligned under shoulders
4. Tighten abs so body is straight.
5. Jump feet to hands then jump back to plank
6. Do 10 times

Torso Twist with Knee Lift – Works abs, legs and butt

1. Lower into a semi squat, elbows bent 90 degrees in front of chest
2. Keep hips squared forward as you twist torso to the left, right and left
3. Twist back to the right as your lift your right knee out to the side,to the hip height and lean over in a side crunch
4. One rep is twist, twist, twist then twist and crunch.
5. Repeat 15 times then switch sides to complete set.

Apart from these exercises, I’ve also embarked on a new exercise regime where I get personalized training from a personal trainer at a one time fee of S$59! It’s an Xbox disc – “Your Shape – Fitness Evolved”.  Oh, of course, you would need to first purchase the Xbox Kinnect Set which cost S$499 excluding GST.

In this disc, I get to select from 3 different programmes: 

1. Personal Training
2. Gym
3. Fitness

There are several stages as well for the different fitness level from beginners to the experienced. I’ve done about half an hour of a mixture of the exercises and so far, I've enjoyed it tremendously.